A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes #2) by Sabaa Tahir

Amy   

action/suspense, fantasy, young adult

In A Torch Against the Night, the story continues where the first novel, An Ember in the Ashes, left off.  Laia and Elias must escape Serra if they want to live.  Helene has been ordered to locate and kill them.  But, if they hope to save Laia's brother from Kauf Prison, they need to work together and devise a plan.  Of course, dark forces are working against them and dangerous adventures ensue.

Amy's Review
(audiobook)

I adore this series by Sabaa Tahir. It has its moments of unbelievability/conveniences, but it is so much fun and action-filled that I have no trouble pushing aside those nuisances and enjoying the story, the settings, and the characters. Smartly, the publisher used the same narrators from the first book for Laia and Elias plus they added a new one for the new voice of Helene. I continue to love these narrators—especially Elias. I’m so in love with Steve West’s voice that I’ve Liked him on Facebook!

As with the first novel, this installment was packed with action, forward motion, and suspense. The evil characters are still extremely evil. There is a lot of violence. But there is also heroics and love and loyalty and hope. The terrain is interesting and well-described. The events are well-staged. And the escapes are close. Just awesome!

The BIG PROBLEM is that I see the third book in the series isn’t scheduled to come out until 2018. By then, I will likely have well-forgotten the details of this story, making the next one inevitably less enjoyable.  You know this is my biggest argument against sequels!